Peppermint is an excellent herb for spicy herbal infusions, also mixed with black or green tea, but is also a wonderful culinary herb, for example for meat dishes, desserts, cocktails and dishes of Oriental and African cuisine.

Due to the essential oils and some other ingredients, peppermint has also been a very common medicinal plant for a long time. Peppermint tea is applied to treat gastrointestinal disorders and diseases of the bile. The essential oil has a cooling effect and can help with migraines.

Details: Plant description & care

Plant family:

Lamiaceae

Plant height approx.:

30 – 90 cm

Flowering time:

JulyAugustSeptember

Flower colour:

PinkViolet

Root system :

Forms runners / sproutsShallow root

Lifecycle :

PerennialVivacious

sunlight:

Partially shadyfull sun

Sowing & cultivation

Indoor pre-culture (seedling stage):

MarchApril

Sowing time outdoors:

May

Best germination temperature :

20 °C

Germination time in days:

10 – 14

Main harvest:

JuneJulyAugust

Peppermint is a hardy perennial. It prefers a warm, dry location. Start indoors beginning in March. After successful preculture, plant out the vigorous after the last freezing nights.

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